FULLERTON, Calif. -- Cal State Fullerton had every reason to head into its NCAA baseball Super Regionals matchup against ASU brimming with confidence. After all, this was the same Sun Devil squad that the Titans had knocked out of the postseason each of the previous two seasons.

ASU sophomore utility player Zechry Zinicola drills a double during the Sun Devils' 6-2 win over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.

FULLERTON, Calif. - After playing in its most emotionally exhausting series to date against Cal State Fullerton over the weekend, the No. 17 ASU baseball team now must set its sights upon national No. 3 seed Nebraska for the first game of the College World Series.

The Sun Devils will face off against the Cornhuskers (53-13) on Friday, either at 11 a.m. or 4 p.m. The other two teams in ASU's bracket are Florida and Tennessee.

Here, the children walk down a dusty street on a grassy hill in the township.

When I first arrived in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in fall 2004, it was hard to convince myself that I actually was in Africa. The quiet town seemed to be made up almost entirely of university students and South African wine farmers.

The buildings in Stellenbosch are mostly milk white and blanketed with black, thatched roofs. The streets are lined with oak trees, reportedly brought by founder Simon van der Stel in the late 1600s. A river meanders through the expensive tourist shops, ethnic restaurants and classic, Dutch-style buildings of the University of Stellenbosch.